MTFF SHORTS BLOCK 1 - DAYS OF BEING WILD

Wherever you are in the world, adolescence--real or metaphorical--ain't easy, as these seven brilliant short films make painfully clear.


You Look So Good

Director: Riley Rudy
Producers: Jake O'Hare, Riley Rudy
Los Angeles, CA

Just returned from summer camp, Lila has come to her best friend Olivia's house to prepare for the big senior year party. But one thing has dramatically changed in the two girls' friendship: Olivia's weight.


NET

Director: Kal Bailey
Producers: Grace Wolcott, Kal Bailey
Missoula, MT

A self-isolating photographer who has drifted away from her closest friend begins a strange friendship with the lonely owner of an antiquated computer she meets during a power outage at her college.


A Summer's End Poem

Director: Lam Cam-zhao
Producer: Lam Cam-zhao
Chaozhou, China

In the southern Chinese city of Chaozhou, a country boy decides to exhaust his savings on a stylish city haircut. This seemingly simple decision leads to surprising results. In this Berlinale-winning short film, director Lam Can-zhao captures a poignant moment of a teenager bidding farewell to his childhood and embracing the bittersweet nature of growing up.


Not Afraid

Director: Mikaela Bruce
Producers: Jennifer Murphy, Luna Zhang, V.C. Rhone
Los Angeles, CA

After a long period of absence following a family tragedy, Olivia is at first eager to get back on her high school basketball team. Reality hits when she starts practicing with her team again and painful memories resurface. She finds herself suspended from practice and avoiding those closest to her, relying on her aunt for support.


Amarela

Director: André Hayato Saito
São Paulo, Brazil

On the day of the World Cup final between Brazil and France, Erika Oguihara, a Japanese-Brazilian teenager who rejects her family's traditions, experiences seemingly invisible violence, plunging her into a sea of emotions.


Fountainbleau

Director: Derek Zimmer
New Orleans, LA

Brief encounters and missed connections in the rooms and halls of a New Orleans band rehearsal building.


Stay Here

Director: Marley Rankin
Producer: Rabbani Kaur
Los Angeles, CA


Stay Here is a coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old girl obsessed with womanhood. She eagerly awaits the milestones that come along with it, and cannot wait to grow up. However, when confronted with a harsh reality she did not anticipate, she must consider whether she is truly ready to be an adult.


Q&A to follow the 10/4 screening with the following guests:

Derek Zimmer, director of Fountainbleau
Jennifer Murphy, producer of Not Afraid
Marley Rankin, director of Stay Here
Riley Rudy, director/star of You Look So Good
Danielle Diamond, star of You Look So Good


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